My latest blog piece, Reform UK's blueprint for an authoritarian power grab. The biggest threat to democracy and the rule of law ever seen in modern Britain and a reason why the need for Scottish independence is so urgent. weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2026/01/28/r...

Six years ago today England ripped Scotland out of the EU against our clearly expressed wishes in referendum and election results. The UK then used brexit to disembowel devolution removing much of what little agency we had. While continuing to deny us the right to choose our own path. Fuck the UK.

That'll be the end of LIV Golf then. And good riddance. www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...

Perhaps the most important documentary of our times, Everybody to Kenmure Street is an official selection at Sundance and received a rousing ovation at its screening. And to the good people of Glasgow, the world salutes your kindness, love, empathy, intelligence and bravery. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿☮️💜 #FuckRacism

Childe Hassam, "Late Afternoon, New York Winter," 1900, from collection of the Brooklyn Museum of Art www.brooklynmuseum.org/objects/1202

If you, your children, grandchildren, great grandchildren (🤭) or any others you know might want to follow Talking-up Scotland videos on TikTok, it's here: www.tiktok.com/@profjwr?_r=... I plan one every three days or so. John

Scotland really is this gullible. Independent Scotland will be one of the Richest Countries in Europe.

IRVINE WELSH ‘I'm for Scottish independence as a mechanism for breaking up the UK… The real fear of elites in England is that, if Scotland is independent, at a stroke, there's no royal family, no House of Lords, no Eton. And people in England are going to say – we'll have some of that.’

Some gang of crazy bastards has stolen the statue of Seve Ballesteros from the town of Pedrena. Like, seriously, wtf?!

I implore you to read and share this article. Its importance cannot be underestimated. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Just so you know, Scotland is closer to Greenland than the USA. And.... both Copenhagen and Washington are pretty much equidistant to Nuuk. So just imagine how stupendously stupid one has to be to base a geopolitical strategy on the one-dimensional map of the world. #Trumpismental

Thanks to Brexit, we no longer have to put up with unelected bureaucrats. In other news, the new leader of Reform in Scotland is Lord Malcolm Offord, totally unelected in any capacity whatsoever and appointed as leader by me alone. Still, it's only Scotland.

Still finding it hard to fathom why any decent-minded person would want to remain on X / Twitter. It's like watching Question Time and expecting the audience not to be riddled with far-right rockets.

A very long and important THREAD - The real reason the US is invading Venezuela goes back to a deal Henry Kissinger made with Saudi Arabia in 1974. And I'm going to explain why this is actually about the SURVIVAL of the US dollar itself. Not drugs. Not terrorism. Not "democracy." 1/

It's 2026 and the world has imploded again. A result of when people stop reading books.

Two Doors Down. Brilliant, sharp, cuttiing, and very, very clever. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Deano on the music box. Vino in the glass. Chrimbo has arrived in style. 🎄🎅🍷

As Jack McConnel's political 'think tank' in the Scotsman and Herald thoughtlessly encourages next year's S4 to avoid even trying maths because only 4 in 10 pass when in truth it's 7 in 10, how does England do we wonder: talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/08/22/s...

From Sco footballer, McTominay: “Andy Robertson said a nice word to me before the game about the stage we’re on and how this is where big players come and do their stuff. I thought why can’t I be one of them?” Ignore idiots claiming ‘oh the arrogance’. This is the mindset Sco sportsmen/women need!

Astonishing second half performance from Glasgow to come back from 0 - 21 down to defeat the galacticos of Toulouse 28 - 21. And for football fans wondering how good this was, it's the equivalent of Celtic being 0 - 3 down to Real Madrid at half time and winning 4 - 3. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👏

Stephen Flynn criticises Nigel Farage from attacking children who speak more than one language #BBCQT "A man who aspires to be PM of these isle would pick a fight with school kids, would hold school kids up as an object to beat, absolutely repulses me and it should repulse all of you as well"

Scotland’s schools surging ahead of those in England in literacy and numeracy attainment talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/12/09/s...

Morning on the Seine - 1896 https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/10667

Traditionally, Sco rugby supporters are pessimistic bunch. We marry deeply held love for players, and indeed sport, with a stoney distrust of success. But even as a stalwart member, I’m finding it hard to stomach Burke on BBC podcast. Just steady stream of timidity, with obsequiousness to TE & Ire.

Sunday Mail makes dishonest use of an English hospitals-only survey to deceive Scots but NHS Scotland’s greater resilience is preventing a flu crisis here talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/12/01/s...

Monet revolutionized color theory by avoiding the use of black paint. He made dark tones using complementary colors and other dark hues.

An absolute belter of a video. With a special mention for the South Korean, French and Serbian commentators. 🌎💜🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 youtube.com/watch?v=GdDt...

Just so everyone is clear, there has never been a "cost of living crisis" but rather a Brexit crisis. Simply put, the UK's dramatic fall in GDP, public spending and living standards - coupled with the horrendous rise in child and adult poverty - is down to one, and one factor only. Brexit.

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Perhaps it's no surprise to hear a large number of dafties proclaiming Steve Clarke to be the Scotland NT's greatest ever manager. FFS, Jock Stein took us to two World Cup finals - with only 24 teams qualifying - and likely a third if tragedy hadn't struck. Feckin eejits should be sectioned.

Feck me, these two images are so Baroque in composition that had they been done by Caravaggio, Raphael or Titian, they'd already be hanging in the Prado or Palatine. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💜

Without hyperbole, Scott McTominay's goal last night may well go down as one of the greatest in the history of the game. He first reaches to 8ft, is horizontal to the ground at over 6ft, and strikes the ball with his foot at about 8.5 to 9ft. Truly astonishing piece of skill and athleticism. 💜🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

This evening, we’ll be sharing a very special collection of portraits at an event in the Scottish Parliament. These beautiful photographs, taken by Angela Catlin, capture the strength, courage and resilience of people rebuilding their lives in Scotland. 1/2

❌ End the Union's biggest economic lie. GERS doesn’t show what independence would look like - it shows the cost of staying in the Union. ✅ Our proposal, i-GERS, will demonstrate the brighter future independence brings: www.believeinscotland.org/i_gers_the_r...

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The BBC, a century of brainwashing and propaganda, on behalf of the westminster establishment.

Many in the UK still think the Royal Family's raison d'etre is generating tourist dollars for the economy. Bullshit! The monarchy is a societal control tool - to manipulate public opinion, deflect govt policy, and enable and reinforce the notion of first and second-class citizenship.

The chief behavioural psych problem with Scottish Unionists and English Nats is a conditioned belief that the "ruling class" is best equipped to govern - be it the aristocracy, Eton/Harrow cartel or Oxbridge PP&E collective. Simply put, it's cap-doffing as a way of life and on an industrial scale.

Exciting times ! Scottish Currency Group have just launched their new website in advance of their Conference (online & in person tickets available from eventbrite) Special Thanks to my colleagues on the Scottish Campaign Team for all their hard work and Jim Byrne for the web design. scg.scot